292 One-Horned Rhinos In Bengal's Jaldapara National Park
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The number of rhinos was 237 in 2019 and the national park added 18-19 rhinos to its population every year, Chief Wildlife Warden Debal Roy said.
Jaldapara National Park in West Bengal's Alipurduar district has registered a rise of 55 one-horned rhinos in the last three years, taking the current headcount to 292, a senior forest department official said on Thursday.
The number of rhinos was 237 in 2019 and the national park added 18-19 rhinos to its population every year, Chief Wildlife Warden Debal Roy told PTI quoting the recently released rhino census report of the department.
The 292 rhinos included 179 adults, 45 sub-adults and 68 calves, the report said.
The enumerators found 101 males, 134 females while they were not able to confirm the gender of 57 other herbivores.